Tourism

Dated 20
November 2000

In the context
of the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07) for Tourism it has been decided
to constitute a Steering Committee on Tourism The composition and
the terms of reference of the Steering Committee would be as follows:

Composition:

1.

Shri M.S.
Ahluwalia, Member. Planning Commission

Chairman

2.

Secretary,
Department of Tourism

Member

3

Secretary,
Ministry of Civil Aviation

Member

4

Secretary,
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

Member

5.

Secretary,
Deptt. of Youth Affairs and Sports

Member

6.

Secretary,
Ministry of Environment and Forests

Member

7.

Secretary,
Department of Revenue

Member

8

Secretary,
Department of Culture

Member

9

Secretary,
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

Member

10

Secretary,
Ministry of Power

Member

11

Secretary,
Ministry of Mines

Member

12

Spl Secretary,
Ministry of Home Affairs

Member

13.

Pr. Adviser
(Tourism), Planning Commission

Member

14.

Member,
Railway Board

Member

15

Additional
Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs

Member

16.

Managing
Director. Air India Ltd.

Member

17

Managing
Director, Indian Airlines Ltd

Member

18.

Representative
of Indian Tourist Transport Operators
Association

Member

19

Representative
of Travel Agents Association of India

Member

20.

Representative
of Federation of Hotels and Restaurants
Association of India

Member

21.

Representative
of Hotel Association of India

Member

22.

Representative
of Adventure Tourism Association

Member

23.

Shn Inder
Sharma, Chairman Emeritus, Sita World Travel i
(India) Ltd.

Member

24.

Shri B.K.
Goswami

Member

25

Shri Cyrus
Guzder

Member

26.

Ms. Camellia
Panjabi

Member

27

Joint Secretary
Department of Tourism

Member Secretary

Terms of Reference

To identify
factors affecting development of tourism in India.

To formulate
an integrated strategy/approach to tourism development in collaboration
with Ministries/Departments/agencies whose activities impinge on
tourism development, such as [

The Ministry
of Civil Aviation for augmenting air seat capacity on major international
sectors connecting India to facilitate the flow of tourists

The Department
of Industrial Policy and Planning for sifting of polluting and
non-polluting industries away from areas of tourist interest

The Ministry
of Home Affairs for improving facilitation services liberalizing
the system for issue of visa/permit, streamlining the process
of migration clearance, customs clearance and prevention of touting
and misguiding of tourists.

The Ministry
of Finance for rationalizing tourism related taxes to make the
end-product competitive.

The Ministry
of Environment and Forests for developing eco-tourism.

The Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports for Adventure Tourism

The Ministry
of Power for exclusion of National Parks and sanctuaries from
its activities,

The Ministry
of Mines for exclusion of mining and quarrying from National Parks
and sanctuaries.

To examine
the need to continue Government of India Overseas Tourist Offices
in the context of effective overseas publicity being possible through
inter-net and the electronic media.

To review the-
incentives and other concessions given to the tourism industry (hotel,
travel agents and tourist transport operators etc.) aid to suggest
modifications therein.

The Chairman of
the Steering Committee may co-opt officiate or non-officials as members,
if considered necessary.

The non-official
members of the Steering Committee will be paid TA/DA at the rate applicable
to Grade I officers of the Central Government for attending meetings
of the Steering Committee.